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Gold Note XS85 Owner's Manual

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XS85
3 way Modular Floor Standing Loudspeaker
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  • Page 1 XS85 3 way Modular Floor Standing Loudspeaker OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Information

    The power Chord supplied must be used only on this unit. Gold Note does not have responsibility for any improper use of this unit This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model and serial number and retain them for your records.
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION 1 Read these instructions. normally, or has been dropped. 2 Keep these instructions. • Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes. • Do not place any objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on 3 Heed all warnings. the apparatus.
  • Page 4 INTRODUCTION XS DESIGN MIDRANGES The unique design of our flagship speaker is based on The upper cabinet houses two 150mm ultra-linear drivers ultra-rigid, curved and modular panels. These panels are that feature high mass phase plugs and Nextel treated exclusively hand-crafted in Italy by the most skilled paper cones to reach high rigidity and fast natural audio cabinet-maker.
  • Page 5 INTRODUCTION WOOFERS CROSSOVER The XS-85 speakers feature two 220mm ultra-linear slightly The passive Crossover Low-High Dual-Slope with cuts horn loaded, light drivers with 18gm mass with Nextel at 200Hz & 2200Hz is a resistive design that treated paper producing a fast natural audio response in enables ultra-linear load to handle any sort of low frequencies.
  • Page 6 SPECIFICATIONS and KEY FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS Frequency response: 30 Hz – 30.000 Hz Sensitivity: 89 dB SPL (2.83V/1 m) Nominal impedence: 4 ohm semi-resistive Power handling: 50W – 300W Suggested min. listening distance: 2.3m Dimensions: 1280 H x 357 W x 665 mm D Weight: net 180 Kg (pair), 200 Kg shipping weight ____________________________________________________________________ FINISHES...
  • Page 7 UNBOXING AND ASSEMBLY: Woofer Cabinet & Foot Open the Foot box and gently remove the foot from the box. Place the Woofer carton box as shown below. Open the Woofer carton box from the top. Gently turn the Woofer carton box upside down as shown in the picture.
  • Page 8 UNBOXING AND ASSEMBLY: Woofer Cabinet & Foot Gently remove the carton box: the Woofer cabinet should now be upside down. After removing the bottom protection, you can go to fig. 7 being ready to assemble the foot to the Woofer cabinet. Take the foot as shown in the picture and use the guides to correctly position the foot on the Woofer cabinet.
  • Page 9 UNBOXING AND ASSEMBLY: Woofer Cabinet & Foot Allen key 2 x Spikes 5 x Screw M 4 x 45mm 1 x Screw M 4 x 40mm Insert the supplied Spikes in the threaded rear holes of Secure the foot to the Woofer Cabinet with 6 screws as shown in the metal foot board as shown in the picture.
  • Page 10 UNBOXING AND ASSEMBLY: Mid-High Cabinet Gently turn upside down the Mid-High carton box yet CLOSED Open the box and take care of the box flaps. Repeat the same operation described for the Woofer Cabinet assembly fig. 3-4-5 OWNER’S MANUAL page 9...
  • Page 11 ASSEMBLY: Speaker Modules Following the pictures, position the Mid-High Cabinet on the Woofer Cabinet using the guides on the Woofer Cabinet. OWNER’S MANUAL page 10...
  • Page 12 ASSEMBLY & INSTALLATION: Speaker Modules and Aluminium Grille Remove all the screws from the back of the Mid-High Cabinet, then remove the vented aluminium back grille as shown in the picture. 4 x Screw M 4 x 45m m Secure the Mid-High Cabinet and the Woofer Cabinet to each other with the four M4 Allen screws supplied, as shown in the picture.
  • Page 13 HOW TO ADJUST THE FOOT SPIKES FRONT SPIKES LOCK RELEASE SPIKE UP SPIKE DOWN REAR SPIKES When the rear spikes are correctly installed, the threaded black aluminium covers supplied can be positioned to secure them firmly to the metal foot boards The rear Spikes can be adjusted up and down with a screwdriver or a 5,5mm wrench.

  • Page 14: Connecting The Speakers

    CONNECTING the SPEAKERS Example Connection n. 1 Standard wiring connection (No Bi-Wiring). Gold Note speakers are all supplied with standard bridge. Special Exotic Bridge parts of the SIENA BRIDGE ENHANCER line are available on demand Right Left Speaker Speaker Stereo Power Amplifier OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 15 CONNECTING the SPEAKERS CONNECTING the SPEAKERS Example Connection n. 2 Bi-Wiring Connection Right Left Speaker Speaker Stereo Power Amplifier OWNER’S MANUAL OWNER’S MANUAL page 8 page 14...

  • Page 16: Speaker Positioning

    SPEAKER POSITIONING Identifying the ideal sound/acoustic room to play an audio system well is not that strictly related to the proportional dimensions of the rooms as many audiophiles believe. The sound played through an audio system is just “Energy diffused in a closed environment” that is all absorbed, reflected and dispersed.
  • Page 17 Though the best position of audio racks usually is not in the middle of the speakers, some special racks such like the Gold Note Galileo can beπlaced there because its special all curved shape helps diffracting the sound waves very well. If you are using standard racks placed in the middle of the speakers, it is preferable to have rather small ones which enhance a better sound focus.
  • Page 18 SPEAKER POSITIONING WIDER STEREO SOUND STAGE SPEAKER POSITION (for some kind of instrumental music, symphonic orcherstra, etc.) Listening Point WIDE STEREO IMAGE SPEAKER POSITION • The distance of both the speakers to the listening point should be the same (for some instrument music, synfonic orcherstra etc.) •...
  • Page 19 SPEAKER POSITIONING NARROWER STEREO SOUND STAGE SPEAKER POSITION (Optionally for solo instrument music like piano, guitar and voice etc.) Listening Point WIDE STEREO IMAGE SPEAKER POSITION A reduced distance between the speakers will result in a better focus, while producing a less (for some instrument music, synfonic orcherstra etc.) realistic sound stage.
  • Page 20 SPEAKER POSITIONING DISTANCE BETWEEN SPEAKER AND LISTENING POINT ORIENTATION Listening Point The distance between the speakers should be the same as the one to the listening point. If the distance is shorter, the speaker must be directed to the listening point accordingly (see illustration above).

  • Page 21: Warranty

    WARRANTY WARRANTY REGISTRATION To validate the warranty it is necessary to register the unit on the Gold Note internet website within 15 days from the purchase on the appropriate area of the website: http://www.goldnote.it/warranty If the unit is not registered correctly or has been purchased from a different coun- try of the purchaser’s origin/home the unit will not be covered by any warranty...

  • Page 22: Faq And Troubleshooting

    • Verify the connectivity and that the • The amplifier does not play music. music is played through a known source. For spare parts visit the official Gold Note store at: http://www.akamaiaudio.it/ OWNER’S MANUAL page 21...
  • Page 23 NOTES OWNER’S MANUAL page 22...
  • Page 24 il suono italiano Via della Gora, 6 Montespertoli (Florence) Italy 50025 Tel. + 39 0571 675005 Fax. + 39 0571 675013 www.goldnote.it...

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